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Show The DESERET SAMPLER, Fri., May 1, 1970 "Walking Happy Delights Audience Brilliant, Fantastic, Great, Excellent, Exciting, these are just a few of the adjectives used to descrilre the Univer- of Utah production of Walking Happy presented at the Dugway Elementary School Auditorium. It was full of chann, Ixnmcy and light tunes, very funny lines, colorful costumes, and a bosses daughter got ahold of him. His singing and acting were both outstanding, Maggie Hobson, fee domi-sit- y mting female of the show who decides it js time for her to jret married, was very ably played by Elaine Vetterli. Miss Vetterli, whose voice is true and lovely and her acting equal lo Dr. Engar and Mr. Forward, and very accom- a very excellent job. pli sited cast. Everyone left the The entire cast did an Auditorium with a smile oil outstanding job. The rest erf their face. the cast included: Craig Fer- The troupe is currently on rer as the Bartender, Galen tour of the Northeast Com- - Chatterton, Brent Robison, mand, touring bases in New- - teve Parsons as drinking Greenland, Labra- - dies erf Mr. Hobson. Paul Boy-dand Iceland. The USO and den, the hell-fir- e temperance the American Educational preacher; Peggy Freeman and Theater Association is sponsor- - Trade Pastore as the other ing the tour which will last two daughters, for 2S days. out the cast Bounding Doctor Keith Engar, execu- - were Shelly Osterloh, Shirly tive director of the Universitys stringham, Sandra Defa, and Pioneer Memorial Theater, di- - Lamia Holland. All did an die show and also star- - cellent job in the one or red as Henry Holison, a fath-- more roles they played. er of three daughters, one Another feature of die pro- who has taken care of and duction was the compactness of managed the household since the set Because of restric-th- e passing of her mother. The tions the entire show must two others are of marrying not weigh over 500 pounds age ami are very interested Bnd fit into footlockers less in getting married. than a yard long, eighteen Dr. Engar, Iresides being inches wide and twelve inches the father of three girls was Jeep. To pack all the costumes, a quite frequent visitor of props, lights and drops into the local pub which eventually this size was not only a to his undoing. He Cult job for the designer, Rich-wa- s excellent in the role and grd A. Lollen, but was a feat '' is one of the most accomplish- - of engineering. ed actors in the area in this The'excellent choreography pure corn type role. by Susan Israel and the spark- Jeff Forward, a student fong musical direction of Susan of Dr. Engar s, stood on equal Hunter helped make the show ground with his teacher in the delightful and intriguing acting department. Forward M wa& did a very good job in his ft was through the efforts role of the ace bootmaker of Welfare and Morale Divi-Wi- ll who was con- - jjon that Walking Happy was Mossop stantly dominated and could brought to Dugway. Their read or write until forts were greatly appreciated. NBC, ABC. and CBS plus numerous independent stations around the country have cancelled the American Cancer Society sponsored commercials made by actor Tony Curtis because of his conviction of possession of marijuana in London on Mon- - Will has finally found his nerve and NIGHT his new wife, Maggie Hobson (Elaine prepares to take Vetterli) to bed on their first night of married life. FIRST jjj fiui-lovi- AREN'T YOU HAPPY, WILL? On Wills wedding day the final plot has been worked out so the two younger daughters, Vicki (Traci Pasture) and Alice (Peggy Freeman), center, may marry their beaus Freddie, left (Galen Cliatterton) and Albert Beeustock, right (Steve Parsons). Everyone is trying to cheer up Will who is thrilled at being married to Maggie. d, or U of U Cast Captivates Dugway Audience The University of Utah in cooperation with the American Educational Theater Association and the USO presented the musical comedy Walking Happy to a packed house in the Dugway Elementary School Auditorium on April 22. The Dugway performance was one of the many stops planned for the group as they are currently tonring the Northeast Command. The tour will last for 28 days and either Walking or a musical variety Happy show will be presented to troops Newin Iceland, Greenland, foundland, and Canada. The show was brought to Dugway through the efforts of the Welfare and Morale Division and is. the first of many . such programs to Ire presented. Check Front Row Center for a review of Walking Happy. ed "Man Cast Announced er The Village Players have announced the cast and begun rehearsals for its forthcoming production of Arms and the - Hell-fir- e BEFORE YOU TAKE THAT DRINK THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE and brimstone temperance preacher Geoige Bcenstnck (Paul Boyden) grabs the inug of a regular patron Henry Hobson (Keith Engar) during his weekly lecture at the Moonrakers Pub. MCfl AER Fund Drive h. Starts Today The annual fund drive of the Army Emergency Relief Fund (AER) gets under way here today under the H. Ware, who is the AER supervision of Captain Maxwell officer for the Deseret Test Center. The AER fund drive is something every soldier should before he dismisses it as just give considerable thought to another charity. AER money is available to all Army personnel, their is available in the dependents and retirees. The money be can that loan repaid in low monthform of a for a number of reaavailable are loans The ly allotments. fide bona is a there as emergency. as sons long Almost 14,000 cases, or alxmt 30 per cent of the total handled by AER, involved privation of dependents. For one reason or another a servicemans family is lieing deprived of lifes essentials and the AER action enables them to get over the rough spots. Another 10,000 cases involved emergency travel. For instance, take the example of a man stationed 2,(KX) miles from home, whose parents are injured in a serious uiitumohilc accident. Unless it happens pretty close to payday the man is not going to have enougji money available for his transportation. This is where AER comes in to loan him the money through a process so simple that the man cun la leaving post the same day he receives notification of the emergency. Tire third most frequent type of case that AER gels of pay, allotments or allowances. involved in is this category last year and any fell under five One ease in soldier can understand the sort of bind he could be in if that clreck didn't come through. Sliould it be a case Of or simply a lost clreck, the lost records, a record mix-uuntil bis problem is corman the AER can slop in to aid non-intere- st non-recei- p rected. Some of the other reasons for AER loans are loss of personal funds funeral expenses and medical, dental and sliould lose all your hospital expenses. Of course if you to having your wallet stolen, money gambling, as opposed receive to help from AER. ybu cannot expect AER is certainly a worthy cause and will put all the money contributed to it towards living up to the funds slogan, lire Army takes care of its own. Consider too, the fact that tire next person who needs emergency money wouldnt reject you. may lie you. Dont reject AER, it srutrr.'feM Owe hocnucxtiii no fa If! ms Man. The cast, made up of members of the Dugway community, include: Angie Nieto, as Raina, Julia Tidwell as Catherine Petkoff, Sheryl Grant as Louka, Jon Turner as Major Sergius Saranoff, Tom Kearney as Maj. Paul Petkoff, Frank Haymes as the Russian Officer and Nicola and Mark Houle as Captain Bluntshli. The play will Ire directed by Jack Alexander. Production crew memlrers are still needed. Crews who need people are lighting, properties, costumes, makepup, set construction, and stage crew. Home Study Courses Help Benefit Servicemen United States military personnel have helped establish another group record. A survey bv the National Home Study Council reveals that servicemen are the largest single group (over two million) among the more than five million students studying by correspondence courses. The popularity of home study training is easy to understand. The training is highly flexible, allowing the student to study according to his own schedule and at his own pure. He can enroll and study no matter where he is in the world. Service personnel find that tire thousands of courses available through home study schools offer a much wider selection than is available at any resident school. The courses are also highly practical and are oriented toward the goals of the student. Reasons for taking the courses vary with each respective person. Many servicemen take correspondence courses to Irecoine lretter qualified for advancement, or to prepare for civilian employment. The new GI Bill has made it much easier for servicemen to do this. There are a variety of correspondence courses available for home study that will fit almost any persons interest. These include air conditioning, electronics, engine repair and maintenance, photography, accounting, computer programming, bricklaying, carpentry, merchandising, plumbing, advertising, broadcasting, mapping and surveying, and wildlife management. For further assistance in arranging for a correspondence course, call the Dugway Education (renter at 2887. Also a free Directory of Accredited Private Home Studs1 Schools is available bv writing the Accrediting Commisdoii, Nation Home Study Council, 1(101 18th Street NAY., Washington. ;1 D.G. 20009. day. Curtis, who had been a smoker but quit, was president of the cancer societies 1 Quit dubs and was shown handing out I.Q. buttons to people who had supposedly quit. A spokesman for the society said that they would not at this time withdraw the spots. They would leave it up to the individual networks and stations to drop the spots. - HOW DO YOU TALK TO A GIRL Tubby Wadlow, on the chair, (Craig Ferre) tells Will Mossop (Jeff Forward) how to talk to a girl. Will has never taken a girl on a date and Tubby suggests you just listen. Navy Band Performs In Salt Lake Tonight world-famoUnited The States Navy Band will play in the Salt Lake Taliemaclc tonight at 8:30, as part of its annual Spring Tour. This year's Spring Tour will take the United States Navy-Banfrom coast to coast during April and May. These tours are made at no expense to the Government, the costs lieing underwritten by local sponsoring groups. It was in 1925 that President Coolidge signed a special act of Congress designating the Washington Navy Yard Band as the official United States Navy Band. Since that time the Band has toured every year except for the years of World War II. The Band is, in the main, a great military symphonic band which presents the works of the great masters with professional skill. It has been labeled a Big Brass Band which plays the world's most stirring marches with a grandeur and florush of its own. On the other hand, n its swingphonctle" section gives sparkle to light operas and the latest hit tunes. The Band has made thousands of radio broadcasts during the the best known past 45 yean being the United States Navy-BanHour. The full professional stature of the United States Navy Band has evolved from small beginnings. A hand first showed records of 1838. in the Navy up Today, the Rand is composed of mine than 1(X) individual artists. ultra-moder- - six-pie- , r the return of the uniformed thousands. Much of the finest talent of the great symphony orchestras was recruited into the Navy, and tlirre was a great spawning of hands within the armed services, commissioned to play for armed incu and civilians. With the Armistice, these hands began to disappear as quickly as they had come. The rousing music began to be missed in the pattern of national life, thus giving rive to the formation of the United States Navy Band which has now safely exceeded the original expectations of the 68th Congress which made it an official part of the national scene. The Band traditionally plays for the funeral services of Navy men interred in Arlington Cemetery; however, most of their duties are of a broader scope and they render with ease compositions from the great composers. They play for the inaiigu-rulio- n ceremonies, as well as many of the official fimeticms of the White House. (Commander Donald W. Stauffer, Band Conductor, received the Ixilini on Decemlrer 30, 1968. Commander Stauffer has an auspiciinis educational background. having earned H.A. and M.A. degrees from the Eastman School of Music and a Fh.D. in Music Education from the Catholic University of America, lie has gained recognition in the fields of conducting, performing, teaching and writing. Tickets fur the United Slates us in. .i stirring music was required to S inplionv cheer the departure and welcome South. imMuij The action hv the networks came after Curtis pleaded . 328-562- 6. Ollii-e- .) West 1st guiltv of possession of less than one ounce of marijuana when he arrived on Sunday in London. He told the courts a friend had given it to him before he left New York to help relieve tension of moving to London. A major contribution to television may make a breakthrough and if it succeeds it will boost public television like a rocket. Trial An excellent hroadway play. The Andersonville litis lieen filmed for television. Eight hours of video tape has been trimmed, squeezed, and snipped to two and a half hours of playing time. George C. Scott, star of 179 performances will direct the show with Richard Baschart playing Captain Henry Wirtz coin inandant of the Confederate Prison camp at Andersonville. Caipt Wirz was brought up on charges Irefore a U.S. in 1865 accusing him of responsibility of the dentil of some 15,(XX) union soldiers who perished under the conditions court-marti- at Andersonville. Other performers in the cast will include William Sliatncr former star of Star Trek). Jack Cassidy, (star of two defunct TV series and Broadway star). Buddy Ehsen Davy Crocketts side-kic- k and Jed Clampcttl, Caniron Mitchell (movie star and stage star) and lhrct Alsini : stage and screen star). The Andersonville Trial carries more drama than a similar play, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial lwcause Captain Wirz ease is real. It was the first trial of a war criminal. Hie pnxluction will, at its very lest, he superb and at its worse it cannot Ik-- less than great. It will lie aired nationally on Sunday. May 17 on KUED and KBYU for two and a half hours. It should lc an exciting performance. WIIY? Why is Kistcr Street named Kister Street? It is named after 2LT Gerry 11. Kister. 2LT Kister was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving with the 2d Armored Division near Gag-lianSicily on February 18, 1044. (JAA) i |